We like to think, “It was them, not us.” We prefer to ignore the sins of our ancestors.
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- Slavery and segregation
- Punishing the innocent, protecting the guilty
- Corruption and greed
- Calling good things bad and bad things good
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Not just them. Us, too.
Jeremiah 14:7, 20 (NIV)
Although our sins testify against us,
do something, Lord, for the sake of your name.
For we have often rebelled;
we have sinned against you . . .
We acknowledge our wickedness, Lord,
and the guilt of our ancestors;
we have indeed sinned against you.
Confession in good for the soul–our own and the nation’s.
